Sharpening knifes
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:54:30 -0700, Bob Officer
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>On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:15:10 -0700, in alt.usenet.kooks, Frank
>Gilliland > wrote:
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>>On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:13:39 +0545, "Kadaitcha Man"
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>>>Frank Gilliland > Thou bowlegged fell
>>>serpent. Thou bewildered pilchard. Ye reprimanded:
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>>>> I don't see a
>>>> need for diamond in a sharpening stone since most stones are made of
>>>> alumina, which is already harder than any steel, titanium, or other
>>>> knife material. Diamond is just overpriced overk<BITCHSLAP>
>>>
>>>Not if you need to sharpen an alumina knife.
>>>
>>>HTH
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>>Yes, an alumina stone would even sharpen an alumina knife, just like
>>diamond dust is used to cut and polish diamond gemstones. But I have
>>yet to run across any diamond or alumina knives at my local hardware
>>store. Even if I did, I would be wary because the alumina or diamond
>>would likely just be some dust embedded in a softer metal. It doesn't
>>make the blade any stronger or sharper, but gives it an -abrasive-
>>property that will scratch glass. That's how the little wheels in
>>glass cutters are made.
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>The little wheels in Glass cutter do not scratch the glass. The
>pressure of the wheel press and flakes off the glass of little vee
>shaped groove. The glass is then flexed and the glass breaks along
>the vee grove if you have done it correctly. The glass cutters with a
>small diamond in the tip actually scratch the glass and not the
>preferred method of cutting glass. The Diamond "scratched glass"
>tends to not break as cleanly. I prefer using a small well oiled
>wheel to cut glass.
I stand corrected, and thanks for the good info!
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